Welcome to Spanish
Spanish is one of the three most widely spoken languages in the world. It originated in Spain and it is now spoken by 400 million people in more than 20 different countries in four continents.
Spanish is the official language in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.
It is also widely spoken in Brazil, Israel, Morocco, the Philippines and the United States of America, where 40 million people are native speakers. Not surprisingly, it is one of the six official languages of the United Nations and is also an important trading language in the Asia Pacific region.
The occupations in which Spanish students can make direct use of the language include:
Government services.
Journalism.
Trade.
Professional interpreting and translating.
Teaching at all levels.
Travelling and travel services.
A rich literary and artistic culture.
A career in Diplomacy
Spanish is offered as a major within the BA Degree at Flinders and Adelaide Universities; as a major withing the BIB, BIS and BEd Degrees at Flinders University, as a fulfilment for the requirements of the Diploma in Languages at Flinders and Adelaide Universities and as part of the broadening undergraduate education requirements at the University of South Australia.
Visit Graduate Careers Website for career development and job search.
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